title: 4-(2-Hy-droxy-eth-oxy)phenol.
abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C8H10O3, contains four mol-ecules, which differ in the orientation of the hy--droxy-ethyl group [O-C-C-O torsion angles = -168.89 (17), 72.9 (2), -65.8 (2) and 71.8 (2)°], as well as the orientation of the hy-droxy H atoms. Furthermore, the crystal structure displays two different types of strong hydrogen bond. The first is between an alcohol O-H and another alcohol O atom, and the second between an alcohol O-H group and an ether O atom. Additional weak hydrogen bonds between C-H groups and ether O atoms stabilize the structure.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Organic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
authors.forename: Anne C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Meister
authors.forename: Mathias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nieger
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bräse